Darcy Partners Announces Acquisition of Kimberlite Oilfield Research, Enabling Full-Stack Oilfield Supplier Intelligence

HOUSTON, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Darcy Partners ("Darcy"), a leading provider of intelligence, data, and insights to the energy sector, announced the acquisition of Kimberlite Oilfield Research ("Kimberlite"), a provider of proprietary, voice-of-customer research to the global oil & gas industry.

"We are proud to partner with David Bat and his highly experienced team at Kimberlite, and we are pleased that this relationship allows us to provide a new source of intelligence to our customers," said Sam Long, Chairman and CEO of Darcy Partners. "We are also excited to work more closely with Kimberlite's oilfield services customers, who will benefit tremendously from Darcy's experience evaluating and validating emerging technologies." 

Long continued, "Kimberlite's product will provide Darcy member organizations with actionable insights to benchmark supplier performance, helping them enhance vendor relationships, improve procurement decisions and reduce their costs. This partnership allows us to provide decision-makers with full-stack oilfield supplier intelligence, strengthening our ability to enhance decisions in the c-suites of oil & gas companies around technology, innovation, and operational efficiency."

"I admire what Darcy Partners has built and I am excited by how closely our capabilities align and by the many opportunities for our companies to work together," said David Bat, President at Kimberlite. "The collaborative, community-driven research and insights model that Darcy has built is unique, and our offerings will certainly complement each other. I believe that Darcy's focus on emerging technologies and operator perspectives towards these innovations will be of great interest to Kimberlite's established base of oilfield services companies."

"We continue to back Darcy's mission to build a leading platform of differentiated, proprietary, and high impact insights for the energy sector," said Keith Gross, Partner at Pacific Lake Partners and Board member at Darcy. "We are thrilled to support the new partnership with Kimberlite, David, and his team."

About Darcy Partners

Darcy Partners provides decision-makers in the energy sector with a connected view of emerging technology, operational performance, and market intelligence. By combining proprietary research, benchmarking data, and a community-driven collaboration model, Darcy equips its member organizations to evaluate emerging technologies, benchmark their own performance and adoption against peers, and de-risk technology, operational, and investment decisions as they navigate dynamic energy markets. 

To learn more, visit www.darcypartners.com

About Kimberlite Oilfield Research

Kimberlite Oilfield Research is a leading provider of proprietary voice-of-customer research, supplier performance benchmarking, and market intelligence to the global oil & gas industry. Through direct engagement with industry professionals, Kimberlite delivers objective, data-driven insights into supplier performance, competitive positioning, technology adoption, purchasing behavior, and evolving market trends across the oilfield services sector.

To learn more, visit www.kimberliteresearch.com 

SOURCE Darcy Partners